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The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Bourne Supremacy, Van Helsing, The Passion of the Christ, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Thunderbirds, Meet the Fockers, Harold and Kumar, The Day After Tomorrow, Anchorman, Saw, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, The Incredibles, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Fahrenheit 9/11, I, Robot, Ocean's Twelve and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2004[1]
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $919,838,758
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $796,668,549
3. Spider-Man 2 Columbia $783,766,341
4. The Incredibles Disney / Pixar $633,019,734
5. The Passion of the Christ Icon / Newmarket $611,899,420
6. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $544,272,402
7. Meet the Fockers Universal / DreamWorks $516,642,939
8. Troy Warner Bros. $497,409,852
9. Shark Tale DreamWorks $367,275,019
10. Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $362,744,280

Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The record was latter surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. On July 7, Spider-Man 2 reached a $200 million domestic gross in a record time of eight days. On July 18, after 19 days in release, Spider-Man 2 reached $300 million domestically in another record time. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has the highest international revenue of $546 million compared to Shrek 2's $478.6 million.

The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, became the first blockbuster motion picture of 2004 and also the highest grossing R-rated film domestically. Meet the Fockers beat 2003's Bruce Almighty record for the highest-grossing comedy film; both released by Universal.

Events

Month Day Event
January 25 Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lost in Translation.
26 Golden Raspberry Award nominations announced, leading films are:
27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
February 4 9th Empire Awards: Major winners include Love Actually and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
15 BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress and Bill Murray, Best Actor
22 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Charlize Theron, The Actor for Best Female Actor, Johnny Depp, The Actor for Best Male Actor, Tim Robbins, The Actor for Best Male Supporting Actor, Renée Zellweger, The Actor for Best Female Supporting Actor.
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King becomes the second film in history to gross more than $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts.
25 The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson's major motion picture about the last days of Jesus's life on Earth, opens huge in time for Lent.
28 Gigli dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 6 awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Jennifer Lopez), Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), Worst Director (Martin Brest), Worst Screenplay (Brest) and worst on-screen couple (Lopez and Affleck). Worst supporting acting awards went to actress Demi Moore for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and actor Sylvester Stallone for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
29 76th Academy Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins picture and director awards as well as nine others for a total of 11 Academy Awards, a tie for the most ever won by a single film.
May 22 Fahrenheit 9/11, a controversial documentary by Michael Moore wins the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival.
June 5 The 2004 MTV Movie Awards were held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California and hosted by Lindsay Lohan.
27 Fahrenheit 9/11 breaks the record for highest opening-weekend earnings in the United States for a documentary, earning $23.9 million. And going on to earn over $119M in domestic box office earnings.
October 29 Voices of Iraq released, the first "wikified" documentary film created by sending multiple DV cameras to participants.
December 13 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2005 Golden Globes awards with comedy Sideways garnering seven nominations and actor Jamie Foxx with three for his work in both film and television.
21 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces seven films are eligible for the Academy Award for Visual Effects:
28 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that 267 films released in 2004 are eligible for consideration of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Category/Organization 10th Critics' Choice Awards
January 10, 2005		 62nd Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2005		 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 5, 2005		 59th BAFTA Awards
February 12, 2005		 77th Academy Awards
February 27, 2005
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Sideways The Aviator Sideways — The Aviator Million Dollar Baby
Best Director Martin Scorsese
The Aviator		 Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby		 — Mike Leigh
Vera Drake		 Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor Jamie Foxx
Ray		 Leonardo DiCaprio
The Aviator		 Jamie Foxx
Ray
Best Actress Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby		 Annette Bening
Being Julia		 Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby		 Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake		 Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church
Sideways		 Clive Owen
Closer		 Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby		 Clive Owen
Closer		 Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen
Sideways		 Natalie Portman
Closer		 Cate Blanchett
The Aviator
Best Screenplay, Adapted Sideways
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor		 Sideways
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor		 — Sideways
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best Screenplay, Original — Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Charlie Kaufman		 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth
Best Foreign Language Film The Sea Inside — The Motorcycle Diaries The Sea Inside
Best Animated Film The Incredibles — — — The Incredibles
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)
Fahrenheit 9/11, directed by Michael Moore, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
Vera Drake, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival)
Head-On, directed by Fatih Akın, Germany & Turkey

2004 Wide-release films

January–March

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Y 		9 Chasing Liberty Warner Bros. Pictures / Alcon Entertainment Andy Cadiff (director); Derek Guiley, David Schneiderman (screenplay); Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra, Caroline Goodall, Mark Harmon Romance, Comedy Live Action
My Baby's Daddy Miramax Films Cheryl Dunye (director); Eddie Griffin, Damon 'Coke' Daniels, Brent Goldberg, David T. Wagner (screenplay); Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man, John Amos, Paula Jai Parker, Joanna Bacalso, Bai Ling, Marsha Thomason Comedy Live Action
16 Along Came Polly Universal Studios John Hamburg (director/screenplay); Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Alec Baldwin Romance, Comedy Live Action
Teacher's Pet Walt Disney Pictures Timothy Björklund (director); Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner (screenplay); Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Shaun Fleming, Debra Jo Rupp, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller, Paul Reubens, Rob Paulsen, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Harris, Jay Thomas Comedy, Musical, Family Animation
Torque Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures Joseph Kahn (director); Matt Johnson (screenplay); Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Adam Scott, Matt Schulze, Jaime Pressly, Jay Hernandez Action Live Action
22 The Butterfly Effect New Line Cinema Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber (directors/screenplay); Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Eric Stoltz, Ethan Suplee, Logan Lerman, Melora Walters Thriller Live Action
23 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! DreamWorks Robert Luketic (director); Victor Levin (screenplay); Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes, Nathan Lane Romance, Comedy Live Action
30 The Big Bounce Warner Bros. Pictures / Shangri-La Entertainment George Armitage (director); Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay); Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Sara Foster, Willie Nelson, Vinnie Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlie Sheen Comedy, Crime Live Action
The Perfect Score Paramount Pictures / MTV Films Brian Robbins (director); Mark Schwahn, Marc Hyman, Jon Zack (screenplay); Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam Comedy Live Action
You Got Served Screen Gems Chris Stokes (director/screenplay); Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, Jennifer Freeman, Jarell Houston, De'Mario Thornton, Dreux Frédéric, Michael Taliferro, Alani Vazquez, Meagan Good, Steve Harvey Dance, Drama Live Action
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Y 		6 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Kevin Rodney Sullivan (director); Don D. Scott (screenplay); Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Harry Lennix, Robert Wisdom, Jazsmin Lewis, Carl Wright, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, DeRay Davis, Kenan Thompson, Queen Latifah Comedy Live Action
Catch That Kid 20th Century Fox Bart Freundlich (director); Michael Brandt, Derek Haas (screenplay); Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch, James LeGros Action, Comedy, Family Live Action
Miracle Walt Disney Pictures Gavin O'Connor (director); Eric Guggenheim (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich Sports, Drama Live Action
13 50 First Dates Columbia Pictures Peter Segal (director); George Wing (screenplay); Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Blake Clark, Dan Aykroyd Romance, Comedy Live Action
20 Against the Ropes Paramount Pictures Charles S. Dutton (director); Cheryl Edwards (screenplay); Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Kerry Washington, Charles S. Dutton Sports, Drama Live Action
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Walt Disney Pictures Sara Sugarman (director); Gail Parent (screenplay); Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Glenne Headly, Allison Pill, Eli Marienthal, Megan Fox, Carol Kane Teen, Comedy, Drama, Family Live Action
EuroTrip DreamWorks Jeff Schaffer (director/screenplay); Alec Berg, David Mandel (screenplay); Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, Vinnie Jones, Lucy Lawless Comedy Live Action
Welcome to Mooseport 20th Century Fox Donald Petrie (director); Doug Richardson (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden, Maura Tierney, Christine Baranski, Fred Savage, Rip Torn Comedy Live Action
25 The Passion of the Christ Icon Productions Mel Gibson (director/screenplay); Benedict Fitzgerald (screenplay); Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Gerini, Maia Morgenstern, Sergio Rubini Drama Live Action
27 Club Dread Fox Searchlight Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar (director); Broken Lizard (screenplay); Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brittany Daniel, Jordan Ladd, M. C. Gainey, Lindsay Price, Bill Paxton Comedy, Horror Live Action
Twisted Paramount Pictures Philip Kaufman (director); Sarah Thorp (screenplay); Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García, David Strathairn, Russel Wong, Camryn Manheim, Mark Pellegrino, Titus Welliver, D.W. Moffett, Richard T. Jones, Leland Orser Thriller Live Action
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H 		5 Hidalgo Touchstone Pictures Joe Johnston (director); John Fusco (screenplay); Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Said Taghmaoui, Peter Mensah, J.K. Simmons, Zuleikha Robinson Biographical, Western Live Action
Starsky & Hutch Warner Bros. Pictures / Dimension Films Todd Phillips (director/screenplay); John O'Brien, Scot Armstrong (screenplay); Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Fred Williamson, Jason Bateman, Chris Penn, Carmen Electra, Amy Smart, Snoop Dogg Action, Comedy Live Action
12 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Kevin Allen (director); Don Rhymer (screenplay); Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, Hannah Spearritt, Cynthia Stevenson, Daniel Roebuck, Anna Chancellor, Keith Allen, James Faulkner, Keith David Action, Comedy, Family Live Action
Secret Window Columbia Pictures David Koepp (director/screenplay); Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S. Dutton, Len Cariou Horror, Thriller Live Action
Spartan Warner Bros. Pictures / Franchise Pictures David Mamet (director/screenplay); Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Ed O'Neill, Kristen Bell, Tia Texada, Clark Gregg Thriller, Drama Live Action
19 Dawn of the Dead Universal Studios Zack Snyder (director); James Gunn (screenplay); Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Ty Burrell, Mekhi Phifer Horror Live Action
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Michel Gondry (director); Charlie Kaufman (screenplay); Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Jane Adams, David Cross Comedy, Drama, Romance Live Action
Taking Lives Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures D.J. Caruso (director); Jon Bokenkamp (screenplay); Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Gena Rowlands Thriller Live Action
20 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Warner Bros. Pictures Raja Gosnell (director); James Gunn (screenplay); Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Seth Green, Peter Boyle, Tim Blake Nelson, Alicia Silverstone Comedy, Family Live Action/Animation
26 Jersey Girl Miramax Films Kevin Smith (director/screenplay); Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Stephen Root, Mike Starr, Raquel Castro, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Lopez Comedy Live Action
The Ladykillers Touchstone Pictures Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (directors/screenplay); Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J. K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst Comedy, Thriller Live Action
Never Die Alone Fox Searchlight Pictures Ernest Dickerson (director); James Gibson (screenplay); DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Clifton Powell, Reagan Gomez-Preston Crime, Thriller Live Action

April–June

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L 		2 Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Guillermo del Toro (director/screenplay); Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, Doug Jones, John Hurt Action, Fantasy Live Action
Home on the Range Walt Disney Pictures Will Finn, John Sanford (directors/screenplay); Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Randy Quaid, Steve Buscemi Comedy, Western, Musical, Adventure, Family Animation
The Prince and Me Paramount Pictures Martha Coolidge (director); Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Katherine Fugate (screenplay); Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, James Fox, Miranda Richardson Romance, Comedy Live Action
Walking Tall Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Kevin Bray (director); David Klass, Channing Gibson, David Levien, Brian Koppelman (screenplay); Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Kristen Wilson, Ashley Scott, Khleo Thomas, Kevin Durand, Michael Bowen Action Live Action
7 The Alamo Touchstone Pictures / Imagine Entertainment John Lee Hancock (director); Leslie Bohem, Stephen Gaghan (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Mollà, Emilio Echevarría, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy Action, Drama Live Action
Johnson Family Vacation Fox Searchlight Pictures Christopher Erskin (director); Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones (screenplay); Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, Bow Wow, Gabby Soleil, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Harvey Comedy Live Action
Two Brothers Universal Studios Jean-Jacques Annaud (director); Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud (screenplay); Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Freddie Highmore, Oanh Nguyen, Philippe Leroy Drama Live Action
The Whole Ten Yards Warner Bros. Pictures / Franchise Pictures Howard Deutch (director); George Gallo (screenplay); Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Kevin Pollak, Natasha Henstridge, Frank Collison, Silas Weir Mitchell Comedy, Crime Live Action
9 Ella Enchanted Miramax Films Tommy O'Haver (director); Laurie Craig, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith, Jennifer Heath, Michele J. Wolff (screenplay); Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Jimi Mistry, Steve Coogan, Heidi Klum, Minnie Driver, Patrick Bergin, Eric Idle Comedy, Fantasy, Family Live Action
The Girl Next Door 20th Century Fox / Regency Enterprises Luke Greenfield (director); Stuart Blumberg, David T. Wagner, Brent Goldberg (screenplay); Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano Comedy Live Action
Shaun of the Dead Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films Edgar Wright (director/screenplay); Simon Pegg (screenplay); Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton Comedy, Horror Live Action
16 Connie and Carla Universal Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment Michael Lembeck (director); Nia Vardalos (screenplay); Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella, Dash Mihok, Robert John Burke Musical, Comedy Live Action
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Miramax Films Quentin Tarantino (director/screenplay); Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Michael Parks, Gordon Liu, Vivica A. Fox Action, Drama Live Action
The Punisher Lions Gate Entertainment Jonathan Hensleigh (director/screenplay); Michael France (screenplay); Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Samantha Mathis, Rebecca Romijn Action, Thriller, Drama Live Action
23 13 Going on 30 Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Gary Winick (director); Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith, Niels Mueller (screenplay); Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker Romance, Comedy Live Action
Clifford's Really Big Movie Warner Bros. Pictures / Scholastic Entertainment Robert Ramirez (director/screenplay); Rhett Reese (screenplay); John Ritter, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Grey DeLisle, Wayne Brady, Jenna Elfman, Wilmer Valderrama, Jess Harnell, Judge Reinhold, John Goodman, Kath Soucie, Ernie Hudson Musical, Comedy, Family Animation
Man on Fire 20th Century Fox / Regency Enterprises / Scott Free Productions Tony Scott (director); Brian Helgeland (screenplay); Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke Thriller, Drama Live Action
30 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Columbia Pictures Rowdy Herrington (director/screenplay); Bill Pryor, Tony DePaul (screenplay); Jim Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam, Connie Ray, Brett Rice, Malcolm McDowell, Aidan Quinn Biographical, Sports, Drama Live Action
Envy DreamWorks / Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment Barry Levinson (director); Steve Adams (screenplay); Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken Comedy Live Action
Godsend Lions Gate Entertainment Nick Hamm (director); Mark Bomback (screenplay); Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Robert De Niro, Cameron Bright, Christopher Britton Sci-Fi, Horror Live Action
Laws of Attraction New Line Cinema Peter Howitt (director); Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey, Michael Sheen, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher Romance, Comedy Live Action
Mean Girls Paramount Pictures Mark Waters (director); Tina Fey (screenplay); Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey Comedy, Teen Live Action
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Y 		5 Van Helsing Universal Studios Stephen Sommers (director/screenplay); Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Will Kemp, Kevin J. O'Connor, Shuler Hensley, Alun Armstrong, Elena Anaya Action, Adventure, Fantasy Live Action
7 New York Minute Warner Bros. Pictures Dennie Gordon (director); Emily Fox, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage (screenplay); Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Jared Padalecki, Riley Smith, Andrea Martin Comedy Live Action
14 Troy Warner Bros. Pictures Wolfgang Petersen (director); David Benioff (screenplay); Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Saffron Burrows, Julie Christie, Peter O'Toole, Rose Byrne, Garrett Hedlund War, Drama Live Action
Breakin' All the Rules Screen Gems Daniel Taplitz (director/screenplay); Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Esposito, Peter MacNicol Comedy Live Action
19 Shrek 2 DreamWorks Animation Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon (directors); Andrew Adamson Joe Stillman, J. David Stern, David N. Weiss (screenplay); Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders Comedy, Fantasy, Family Animation
24 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox / Centropolis Entertainment Roland Emmerich (director/screenplay); Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Austin Nichols, Tamlyn Tomita, Nestor Serrano Action, Disaster, Sci-Fi Live Action
28 Raising Helen Touchstone Pictures / Beacon Pictures Garry Marshall (director); Jack Amiel, Michael Begler (screenplay); Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin, Helen Mirren Comedy, Drama Live Action
Soul Plane Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Jessy Terrero (director); Bo Zenga, Chuck Wilson (screenplay); Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, Brian Hooks, D.L. Hughley, Arielle Kebbel, Mo'Nique, Ryan Pinkston, Missi Pyle, Sommore, Sofía Vergara, Gary Anthony Williams, John Witherspoon Comedy Live Action
31 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Alfonso Cuarón (director); Steve Kloves (screenplay); Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Gary Oldman, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, David Bradley, Devon Murray, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright Fantasy Live Action
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Garfield: The Movie 20th Century Fox Peter Hewitt (director); Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow (screenplay); Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray Comedy, Family Live Action/Animation
Napoleon Dynamite Fox Searchlight Pictures / Paramount Pictures / MTV Films Jared Hess (director/screenplay); Jerusha Hess (screenplay); Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader, Sandy Martin, Haylie Duff Comedy Live Action
The Stepford Wives Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks Frank Oz (director); Paul Rudnick (screenplay); Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill, Jon Lovitz, Glenn Close Comedy, Sci-Fi Live Action
16 Around the World in 80 Days Walt Disney Pictures / Walden Media Frank Coraci (director); David Titcher, David Benullo, David Goldstein (screenplay); Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner Adventure, Comedy Live Action
18 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 20th Century Fox Rawson Marshall Thurber (director/screenplay); Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn, Gary Cole, Justin Long, Missi Pyle, Alan Tudyk, Stephen Root Comedy, Sports Live Action
The Terminal DreamWorks Steven Spielberg (director); Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna Comedy, Drama Live Action
23 White Chicks Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Keenen Ivory Wayans (director/screenplay); Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Andrew McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, Xavier Cook (screenplay); Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard, Busy Philipps, Terry Crews, Brittany Daniel, Jessica Cauffiel, Rochelle Aytes, Jennifer Carpenter Comedy Live Action
25 Fahrenheit 9/11 Lions Gate Entertainment Michael Moore (director/screenplay); Michael Moore Documentary Live Action
The Notebook New Line Cinema Nick Cassavetes (director); Jeremy Leven (screenplay); Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, James Marsden, Kevin Connolly, Sam Shepard, Joan Allen Romance, Drama Live Action
30 Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures / Marvel Enterprises Sam Raimi (director); Alvin Sargent (screenplay); Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy Action, Superhero Live Action

July–September

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Y 		2 Before Sunset Warner Independent Pictures / Castle Rock Richard Linklater (director/screenplay); Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy Romance, Drama Live Action
7 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Antoine Fuqua (director); David Franzoni (screenplay); Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy, Til Schweiger, Mads Mikkelsen, Ken Stott, Joel Edgerton Drama, Action, Adventure Live Action
9 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy DreamWorks Adam McKay (director/screenplay); Will Ferrell (screenplay); Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard Comedy Live Action
Sleepover Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Joe Nussbaum (director); Elisa Bell (screenplay); Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington, Sara Paxton, Brie Larson, Steve Carell, Jeff Garlin Comedy Live Action
15 House of Flying Daggers Sony Pictures Classics Zhang Yimou (director/screenplay); Feng Li, Bin Wang; (screenplay); Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi Martial Arts Live Action
I, Robot 20th Century Fox Alex Proyas (director); Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman (screenplay); Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Shia LaBeouf, Alan Tudyk Action, Sci-Fi Live Action
16 A Cinderella Story Warner Bros. Pictures / Gaylord Films Mark Rosman (director); Leigh Dunlap (screenplay); Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd, Regina King Comedy, Romance Live Action
22 Catwoman Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures Pitof (director); John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers (screenplay); Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein Action, Superhero Live Action
23 Asambhav Trimurti Films Rajiv Rai (director/screenplay); Naeem Sha (screenplay); Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Dipannita Sharma, Mukesh Rishi, Milind Gunaji, Mohan Agashe Action, Thriller Live Action
The Bourne Supremacy Universal Studios Paul Greengrass (director); Tony Gilroy (screenplay); Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen Action, Thriller Live Action
A Home at the End of the World Warner Independent Pictures Michael Mayer (director); Michael Cunningham (screenplay); Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek Drama Live Action
Thunderbirds Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films Jonathan Frakes (director); William Osborne, Michael McCullers (screenplay); Brady Corbet, Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Ben Kingsley Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Teen, Family Live Action
28 Garden State Fox Searchlight Pictures / Miramax Films Zach Braff (director/screenplay); Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Method Man Comedy, Drama Live Action
30 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle New Line Cinema Danny Leiner (director); Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg (screenplay); John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris Comedy Live Action
The Manchurian Candidate Paramount Pictures Jonathan Demme (director); Daniel Pyne, Dean Georgaris (screenplay); Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Jeffrey Wright, Ted Levine Thriller Live Action
The Village Touchstone Pictures / Blinding Edge Pictures M. Night Shyamalan (director/screenplay); Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrien Brody, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Brendan Gleeson Thriller, Mystery Live Action
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T 		5 Collateral DreamWorks Michael Mann (director); Stuart Beattie (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill Thriller, Crime, Drama Live Action
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Warner Bros. Pictures / 4Kids Entertainment Hatsuki Tsuji (director); Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Wayne Grayson, Frank Frankson, Amy Birnbaum, Tara Jayne, Maddie Blaustein, Darren Dunstan, Scottie Ray Action, Fantasy, Family Animation
6 Little Black Book Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Nick Hurran (director); Melissa Carter, Elisa Bell (screenplay); Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kathy Bates Romance, Comedy Live Action
Open Water Lions Gate Entertainment Chris Kentis (director/screenplay); Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis Horror, Drama Live Action
11 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Walt Disney Pictures Garry Marshall (director); Shonda Rhimes (screenplay); Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, John Rhys-Davies, Chris Pine Comedy, Drama, Family Live Action
12 Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox Paul W. S. Anderson (director/screenplay); Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan Horror, Sci-Fi, Action Live Action
20 Exorcist: The Beginning Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions Renny Harlin (director); Alexi Hawley (screenplay); Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Alan Ford, Ben Cross Horror Live Action
Without a Paddle Paramount Pictures Steven Brill (director); Jay Leggett, Mitch Rouse (screenplay); Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Ray Baker, Rachel Blanchard, Burt Reynolds Comedy Live Action
26 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Screen Gems Dwight H. Little (director); John Claflin, Daniel Zelman, Michael Miner, Edward Neumeier (screenplay); Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden, Eugene Byrd, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Nicholas Gonzalez, Karl Yune, Morris Chestnut Adventure, Horror Live Action
27 Layer Cake Vertigo Films Matthew Vaughn (director); J. J. Connelly (screenplay); Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Colm Meaney, Michael Gambon Crime, Thriller Live Action
Suspect Zero Paramount Pictures E. Elias Merhige (director); Zak Penn, Billy Ray (screenplay); Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry Lennix Thriller Live Action
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3 The Cookout Lions Gate Entertainment Lance Rivera (director); Laurie B. Turner, Ramsey Gbelawoe, Jeffrey Brian Holmes (screenplay); Storm P, Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Danny Glover, Queen Latifah Comedy Live Action
Paparazzi 20th Century Fox / Icon Productions Paul Abascal (director); Forrest Smith (screenplay); Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore Action Live Action
Wicker Park Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lakeshore Entertainment Paul McGuigan (director); Brandon Boyce (screenplay); Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, Diane Kruger Drama, Mystery Live Action
10 Cellular New Line Cinema David R. Ellis (director); Chris Morgan (screenplay); Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Noah Emmerich Action, Thriller Live Action
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Screen Gems Alexander Witt (director); Paul W. S. Anderson (screenplay); Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Jared Harris, Mike Epps Sci-Fi, Action, Horror Live Action
Criminal Warner Independent Pictures Gregory Jacobs (director/screenplay); Mike Lowry (screenplay); John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal Crime Live Action
17 Mr. 3000 Touchstone Pictures / Dimension Films / Spyglass Entertainment Charles Stone III (director); Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell, Howard Michael Gould (screenplay); Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Paul Sorvino, Chris Noth, Michael Rispoli Comedy, Sports Live Action
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount Pictures / Brooklyn Films / Filmauro Kerry Conran (director/screenplay); Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili, Laurence Olivier Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure Live Action
Wimbledon Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films Richard Loncraine (director); Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin (screenplay); Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau Romance, Comedy, Sports Live Action
Funky Monkey Warner Bros. Pictures / Franchise Pictures Harry Basil (director); Lance Kinsey, Gene Quintano (screenplay); Matthew Modine, Roma Downey, Seth Adkins, Taylor Negron, Gilbert Gottfried, Jeffrey Tambor Comedy Live Action
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Go Fish Pictures / Production I.G Mamoru Oshii (director/screenplay); Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka Science-fiction, Action, Anime, Animation
24 First Daughter 20th Century Fox Forest Whitaker (director); Jessica Bendinger, Kate Kondell (screenplay); Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Amerie, Margaret Colin, Lela Rochon Fuqua, Michael Keaton Romance, Comedy Live Action
The Forgotten Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Joseph Ruben (director); Gerald Di Pego (screenplay); Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Anthony Edwards Sci-Fi, Thriller Live Action
The Last Shot Touchstone Pictures / Mandeville Films Jeff Nathanson (director/screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, James Rebhorn, Tony Shalhoub Action, Comedy Live Action

October–December

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R 		1 I Heart Huckabees Fox Searchlight Pictures David O. Russell (director/screenplay); Jeff Baena (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts Comedy, Drama Live Action
Ladder 49 Touchstone Pictures / Beacon Pictures / Casey Silver Productions Jay Russell (director); Lewis Colick (screenplay); Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez Drama Live Action
Shark Tale DreamWorks Animation Rob Letterman (director/screenplay); Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson (directors); Michael J. Wilson (screenplay); Will Smith, Jack Black, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese Comedy, Family Animation
Saw Lions Gate Entertainment / Twisted Pictures James Wan (director/screenplay); Leigh Whannell (screenplay); Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Tobin Bell, Leigh Whannell Horror Live Action
4 Bride and Prejudice Miramax Films Gurinder Chadha (director/screenplay); Paul Mayeda Berges (screenplay); Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar, Sonali Kulkarni Comedy, Drama, Romance Live Action
6 Taxi 20th Century Fox Tim Story (director); Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Jim Kouf (screenplay); Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Esposito, Henry Simmons, Ann-Margret Comedy, Action Live Action
8 Friday Night Lights Universal Pictures / Imagine Entertainment Peter Berg (director/screenplay); David Aaron Cohen (screenplay); Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw, Lee Thompson Young, Connie Britton, Amber Heard Drama, Sports Live Action
Raise Your Voice New Line Cinema Sean McNamara (director); Sam Schreiber (screenplay); Hilary Duff, Oliver James, Jason Ritter, Dana Davis, Kat Dennings, Rita Wilson, David Keith, Rebecca De Mornay, John Corbett Drama, Teen, Musical Live Action
Around the Bend Warner Independent Pictures Jordan Roberts (director/screenplay); Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Jonah Bobo Comedy, Drama Live Action
15 Shall We Dance? Miramax Films Peter Chelsom (director); Audrey Wells (screenplay); Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Ann Walter, Richard Jenkins, Bobby Cannavale, Omar Benson Miller, Mýa Harrison, Ja Rule, Nick Cannon Romance, Comedy, Drama Live Action
Team America: World Police Paramount Pictures Trey Parker (director/screenplay); Matt Stone, Pam Brady (screenplay); Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie, Maurice LaMarche Comedy Puppetry
22 Alfie Paramount Pictures Charles Shyer (director/screenplay); Elaine Pope (screenplay); Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Omar Epps, Nia Long, Jane Krakowski, Sienna Miller Romance, Comedy, Drama Live Action
The Grudge Columbia Pictures / Ghost House Pictures Takashi Shimizu (director); Stephen Susco (screenplay); Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Rosa Blasi, Clea DuVall, Bill Pullman Horror Live Action
Sideways Fox Searchlight Pictures Alexander Payne (director/screenplay); Jim Taylor (screenplay); Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Comedy, Drama Live Action
Surviving Christmas DreamWorks Mike Mitchell (director); Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin (screenplay); Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman, Bill Macy, Jennifer Morrison, Udo Kier, David Selby, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Root Comedy Live Action
29 Finding Neverland Miramax Films Marc Forster (director); David Magee (screenplay); Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore Biography, Drama Live Action
Ray Universal Pictures / Bristol Bay Productions Taylor Hackford (director); James L. White (screenplay); Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Terrence Howard, Larenz Tate, Richard Schiff, Regina King Biography, Musical, Drama Live Action
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10 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Miramax Films / Working Title Films Beeban Kidron (director); Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding, Richard Curtis, Adam Brooks (screenplay); Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones Romance, Comedy Live Action
The Polar Express Warner Bros. Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment / Shangri-La Entertainment Robert Zemeckis (director/screenplay); William Broyles Jr. (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara Fantasy, Christmas, Family Animation
11 After the Sunset New Line Cinema Brett Ratner (director); Paul Zbyszewski, Craig Rosenberg (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris Action, Comedy Live Action
12 Seed of Chucky Universal Studios Don Mancini (director/screenplay); Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Redman, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters Horror, Comedy Live Action
19 National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Jon Turteltaub (director); Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer Action, Adventure Live Action
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Paramount Pictures / Nickelodeon Movies Stephen Hillenburg (director/screenplay); Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt (screenplay); Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence, Alec Baldwin, David Hasselhoff, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor Comedy, Adventure, Family Animation
21 Alexander Warner Bros. Pictures / Intermedia Oliver Stone (director/screenplay); Christopher Kyle, Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay); Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Christopher Plummer, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Hopkins Drama, Action Live Action
24 Christmas with the Kranks Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Joe Roth (director); Chris Columbus (screenplay); Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey, M. Emmet Walsh Comedy, Family Live Action
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8 Blade: Trinity New Line Cinema / Marvel Entertainment David S. Goyer (director/screenplay); Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Triple H Action, Superhero, Fantasy Live Action
9 Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures Steven Soderbergh (director); George Nolfi (screenplay); George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts Comedy, Crime Live Action
10 The Phantom of the Opera Warner Bros. Pictures Joel Schumacher (director/screenplay); Andrew Lloyd Webber (screenplay); Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver Musical, Drama Live Action
13 Kung Fu Hustle Sony Pictures Classics Stephen Chow (director/screenplay); Kan-Cheung Tsang, Xin Huo, Man Keung Chan (screenplay); Stephen Chow, Danny Chan, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Eva Huang Martial Arts, Comedy Live Action
15 Million Dollar Baby Warner Bros. Pictures / Lakeshore Entertainment Clint Eastwood (director);Paul Haggis (screenplay); Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Anthony Mackie; Margo Martindale Sports, Drama Live Action
16 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks / Nickelodeon Movies Brad Silberling (director); Robert Gordon (screenplay); Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, Meryl Streep Fantasy, Family Live Action
17 Flight of the Phoenix 20th Century Fox John Moore (director); Scott Frank, Edward Burns (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie Action, Drama Live Action
Spanglish Columbia Pictures James L. Brooks (director/screenplay); Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman Comedy, Drama Live Action
22 Hotel Rwanda United Artists Terry George (director/screenplay); Keir Pearson (screenplay); Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte Drama Live Action
Meet the Fockers Universal Studios Jay Roach (director); Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg (screenplay); Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo Comedy Live Action
25 The Aviator Miramax Films / Warner Bros. Martin Scorsese (director); John Logan (screenplay); Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law Biographical, Drama Live Action
Fat Albert 20th Century Fox Joel Zwick (director); Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps (screenplay); Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Marques Houston, Omarion Grandberry, Bill Cosby Comedy, Family Live Action/Animation
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Touchstone Pictures Wes Anderson (director/screenplay); Noah Baumbach (screenplay); Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Bud Cort Comedy, Drama Live Action
29 In Good Company Universal Studios Paul Weitz (director/screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker Hall Comedy, Drama, Romance Live Action

Films released in 2004

For complete lists, see Category:2004 films and Category:2004 television films.

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 2 Etta Moten Barnett 102 USA Actress
2 Lynn Cartwright 76 USA Actress
4 Brian Gibson 59 UK Director
4 Jeff Nuttall 70 UK Actor
6 Philip Gilbert 72 Canada Actor
7 Ingrid Thulin 77 Sweden Actress
9 Lyndon Brook 77 UK Writer, Actor
10 Spalding Gray 62 USA Actor
10 Sidney Miller 87 USA Actor, Director
13 Phillip Crosby 69 USA Actor
14 Uta Hagen 84 Germany Actress
14 Ron O'Neal 66 USA Actor, Director
14 Catherine Craig 88 USA Actress
17 Noble Willingham 72 USA Actor
17 Ray Stark 89 USA Producer
22 Ann Miller 83 USA Actress, Dancer
27 H.B. Haggerty 78 USA Actor
27 Jack Paar 85 USA Actor
28 Elroy Hirsch 80 USA Actor
28 Joe Viterelli 66 USA Actor
29 Mary-Ellis Bunim 57 USA Writer, Producer The Real Cancun
February 4 Michael P. Moran 59 USA Actor
8 Robert F. Colesberry 57 USA Producer
10 J. C. Quinn 63 USA Actor
12 Martin Jurow 92 USA Producer
11 Tony Pope 56 USA Voice Actor
11 Hugh Cecil 90 UK Actor
15 Jan Miner 86 USA Actress
23 Carl Anderson 58 USA Singer, Actor
23 John Randolph 88 USA Actor
26 Russell Hunter 79 UK Actor Taste the Blood of Dracula
26 Ralph E. Winters 94 USA Film Editor
28 Ken Carter 60 USA Actor Don't Go in the Woods
March 2 Mercedes McCambridge 87 USA Actress
5 Walt Gorney 91 Austria Actor
6 Frances Dee 94 USA Actress
7 Paul Winfield 64 USA Actor
7 Michael Stringer 79 UK Production Designer
8 Robert Pastorelli 50 USA Actor
10 Wilhelm von Homburg 63 Germany Actor
15 René Laloux 74 France Animator, Director
15 John Vallone 50 USA Production Designer
18 Richard Marner 82 Russia Actor
21 Ludmilla Tchérina 79 France Actress, Choreographer
24 Richard Leech 81 UK Actor
25 Robert Arden 81 UK Actor, Producer
26 Jan Sterling 82 USA Actress
27 Peter Diamond 74 UK Actor, Stuntman
28 Peter Ustinov 82 UK Actor, Director
29 Simone Renant 93 France Actress
April 1 Carrie Snodgress 58 USA Actress
4 Austin Willis 87 Canada Actor
4 Ralph Kemplen 91 UK Film Editor
7 Victor Argo 69 USA Actor
17 Bruce Boa 73 Canada Actor
18 Frances Rafferty 81 USA Actress
19 Philip Locke 76 UK Actor
19 Tim Burstall 77 Australia Director, Screenwriter
21 Mary Selway 68 UK Casting Director
24 Robert McBain 71 UK Actor
24 Lia Laats 78 Estonia Actress
May 1 Nelson Gidding 84 USA Screenwriter
3 Anthony Ainley 71 UK Actor
4 Hugh Gillin 78 USA Actor
5 Vern Taylor 71 USA Actor
6 Virginia Capers 78 USA Actress
9 Tommy Farrell 82 USA Actress
9 Alan King 76 USA Actor
14 Anna Lee 91 UK Actress
17 Tony Randall 84 USA Actor
23 Trudy Marshall 84 USA Actress
27 Patience Cleveland 73 USA Actress
28 Irene Manning 91 USA Actress
29 Jack Rosenthal 72 UK Writer, Producer Yentl
June 3 Harold Goodwin 86 UK Actor
4 Charles Correll 60 USA Cinematographer
4 Nino Manfredi 83 Italy Actor, Director
5 Ronald Reagan 93 USA Actor, 40th President of the United States
5 Virginia North 58 UK Actress
5 Mark Northover 54 UK Actor
6 Judy Campbell 88 UK Actress
7 Donald Trumbull 95 USA Visual Effects
9 Barbara Whiting Smith 73 USA Actress
10 Ray Charles 73 USA Singer, Actor
14 Max Rosenberg 89 USA Producer
18 Doris Dowling 81 USA Actress
18 George Buck Flower 66 USA Actor
18 Frederick Jaeger 76 Spain Actor Ice Cold in Alex
19 Colin McCormack 62 UK Actor
26 Muriel Angelus 92 UK Actress
July 1 Marlon Brando 80 USA Actor
6 Eric Douglas 46 USA Actor
6 Jimmie Skaggs 59 USA Actor
9 Carlo Di Palma 79 Italy Cinematographer
9 Isabel Sanford 86 USA Actress
11 Dorothy Hart 82 USA Actress
12 Jeff Morris 69 USA Actor
13 George Mallaby 64 Australia Actor
17 Pat Roach 67 UK Actor
18 Richard Ney 87 USA Actor
21 Jerry Goldsmith 75 USA Composer
23 Serge Reggiani 82 France Actor, Singer
27 Sam Edwards 89 USA Actor
28 Eugene Roche 75 USA Actor
31 Laura Betti 77 Italy Actress
31 Virginia Grey 87 USA Actress
31 Robert James 80 UK Actor Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter
August 1 Vivian Austin 84 USA Actress
8 Paul Garner 95 USA Actor
8 Fay Wray 96 Canada Actress
12 Peter Woodthorpe 72 UK Actor
13 Julia Child 91 USA TV Chef, Actress We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
14 Neal Fredericks 35 USA Cinematographer The Blair Witch Project
18 Elmer Bernstein 82 USA Composer
18 Hugh Manning 83 UK Actor
22 Daniel Petrie 83 Canada Director
25 Donald M. Ashton 85 UK Production Designer
27 William Pierson 78 USA Actor
27 Larry McCormick 71 USA Actor, Production Manager
30 Bob Sherman 63 UK Actor
September 5 Fritha Goodey 31 UK Actress About a Boy
6 Elly Annie Schneider 90 Germany Actress
7 Frank Thomas 92 USA Animator
9 Caitlin Clarke 52 USA Actress
10 O. L. Duke 51 USA Actor
11 Michael A. Carter 77 UK Sound Re-Recording Mixer
15 Bernard Gribble 77 USA Film Editor
17 Evi Rauer 88 Estonia Actress
18 Russ Meyer 82 USA Director
24 Tim Choate 49 USA Actor
30 Ignatius Wolfington 83 USA Actor
30 Michael Relph 89 UK Producer
October 3 Janet Leigh 77 USA Actress
5 Rodney Dangerfield 82 USA Actor
8 Irina Demick 67 France Actress
10 Christopher Reeve 52 USA Actor
17 Julius Harris 81 USA Actor
26 Patricia Knight 89 USA Actress
30 Peggy Ryan 80 USA Actress, Dancer
31 Mari Aldon 78 Lithuania Actress
November 6 Robert Lang 70 UK Actor
6 Elizabeth Rogers 70 USA Actress
7 Howard Keel 85 USA Actor
11 Dayton Allen 85 USA Voice Actor, Actor
12 Norman Rose 87 USA Actor
13 Don Sharpe 75 UK Supervising Sound Editor
13 Carlo Rustichelli 87 Italy Composer
15 Helmut Griem 72 Germany Actor
20 Anna Keaveney 55 UK Actress
27 John Drew Barrymore 72 USA Actor
28 Molly Weir 94 UK Actress
December 4 Carl Esmond 102 USA Actor
10 John Monks Jr. 94 USA Screenwriter
15 Maria Perschy 66 Austria Actress
21 Richard Hamilton 83 USA Actor
28 Jerry Orbach 69 USA Actor
29 William Boyett 77 USA Actor
29 Liddy Holloway 59 New Zealand Actress

Film debuts

Notes

  1. ^ "2004 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

External links

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